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1 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1986
2 AFTERNOON SESSION
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4 THE COURT: Dr. Botwin,
5 you are still under oath.
6 THE WITNESS: Yes.
7 T H ECOURT Ren?
8 MR. KELLER: Thank you,
9 your Honor.
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11 CROSS-EXAMINATION OF DR. BOTWIN, CONTINUED
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1 3 BY MR. KELLER:
14 Q Doctor, I don't suppose you had a chance
15 to, over the noon hour, to call and check and
16 see whether or not Heather Hill is a certified,
17 approved by the State of Ohio, that is a
18 skilled nursirig care center for this type of
1 9 treatment, did you?
20 A Y e s , did.
2 1 Q W b a tdid you find out?
22 A Al 1 ri g h t .
23 1 called someone at the Board of Mental
24 Retardation that deals with residential
25 service, placed the call to liesther Hill which
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1 is licensed by the Department of Health, not by
2 the Department of Mental Retardation and
3 Developmental Disabilities.
4 There are two sections, and as far as we
5 are able to ascertain, that they are serving
6 a d u I t s .
7 One section is a "rehabilitation center,"
8 and the other a "nursing home."
9 Q That Section A is rehabilitation --
10 A Yes, and the other section is the nursing
11 home. The nursing home has some non-ambulatory
12 people. Some of them have cerebral palsy. No
1 3one in either section has fnental retardation.
14 Q Well, I am not sure -- there's different
15 degrees of levels of intelligence, and there
16 are cerebral palsy patients there who are less
17 than what we would call a normal intelligent
18 quotient, are there not?
19 A Well, when they were asked about having
20 anyone who is mentally retarded, they replied,
21 not now, not at this time.
22 Q All r igh